making things feel fair . And I certainly can ’ t attach my hope to the outcomes I desperately want . I have to attach my hope to who God is . He is good . He is faithful . He is my Father who loves me .
God ’ s character , which never changes , is His personal promise to me . And to you . We can stand with assurance on who He is even when we don ’ t understand what He does or doesn ’ t do . There are still hurtful things happening surrounding my divorce too . I wish this wasn ’ t the case for either of us .
I am grateful God has brought a man who loves Jesus into my life and grateful for all the joy that comes along with being in a healthy relationship . But even this gift comes with its own fears and uncertainties . So my challenge now is not to tie my hope of a better future to this new man . It ’ s the same lesson I was learning during the many years of feeling so very alone . It ’ s the same lesson once again , just with different challenges . I ’ ve asked the same question when my friends found new love while I was still in the midst of intense loneliness . It ’ s so hard . I understand and so wish I could look into your future and whisper back to you all the wonderful things ahead of you . While I can ’ t do that , I can promise God is at work . Hang on , beautiful friend .
I wanted to make more concrete promises to her about what God is working on . I would have loved to give her a time frame to help ease her angst . I would love for there to be a way to make this possible for all of us . But I guess through my own journey , I ’ ve come to terms with the truth that if it was good for us to have this information , God would surely give it to us . So the fact that He isn ’ t allowing us access to these specific details lets me know that having that information isn ’ t what ’ s best .
I rarely like not knowing or not having my “ why ?” questions answered . I don ’ t always want to leave room for the mystery of God . I ’ m not usually eager to claim verses like Hebrews
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